Arthur wrote:Am currently residing in the Chaucer hospital (courtesy of the NHS). Admitted this morning. Total knee replacement. Single room.
The pre operative consultation, operation and level of care has been exemplary. Incredibly well staffed and no one looks rushed off their feet, happy and attentive. Half hourly checks and regular supplies of tea - for visitors too. Physio has visited and I expect to be discharged tomorrow . This is how the service should run for the amount of money that is poured into the NHS. The question is - how do we make the private model work in the NHS?
Thank you Chaucer Hospital.
Arthur, I think that because the Chaucer has to make a profit, it is run as efficiently as it should, as a business. As the NHS doesn't have to make money, it's slack and often wasteful. Such a shame. Get well soon anyway!
